Kiss of Rain
Walking through parks and not well-known places was something of a hobby of mine. I drew inspiration from undiscovered side streets and recesses of parks. Sometimes I would even stumble across a moment that deserved to be captured by either my camera around my neck or my phone. I always had one or the other on me for these exact purposes.
At a park is where I was at this precise moment. One of my favorites actually. No matter how much I kept coming back here there was always something that this place could surprise me with. This time it was a small pond in the far East corner of the park. How I never noticed it before was beyond me. Today I had my camera with me so I took a few pictures before sitting under a tree near the water. …show more content…
I took out a sandwich and a bottle of water from my messenger bag and began eating. I looked around me. The sun was high in the sky but the trees protected me from its hot rays and cooled down the air. Now and then the songs of birds could be heard too.
The sound of hurried footsteps reached my ears and I turned my head to the direction of the sound. Panic rose inside of me. I grew nervous around strangers and new people. I scrambled off the ground and hid behind the big tree that I was just sitting under. Not long after I hid, a figure came to my line of sight. A man with a grey hood over his head that prevented me from seeing his face. He slowed down once he came to the pond. I moved away so he would not see me and continued watching …show more content…
- Oh we’re all right, dear. Has something happened? You sound a bit down. –
Ah, there it was.
- I forgot my camera today at one of the places I take photos of. I had been thinking about work and I guess I didn’t remember to take it with me. - I lied easily thought the phone to my mother. But lying to her in person was a whole other story.
- Honestly Julia, you really need to be more attentive. That camera was very expensive and not to mention a professional one. What were you thinking? -
She continued rambling about my lack of responsibility and how disappointed she was with me for losing my camera even though I had bought it myself a couple of years back. I learned to tune her out in time, occasionally dropping okays and sorrys through the phone.
An hour later, with the phone switched off, I was in the safety of my bed. My conscience wandered back to the bizarre encounter at the park. The man’s face reappeared and I found myself incapable of falling asleep. His deep, sea blue eyes haunted me throughout the whole night. I tossed and turned in my bed, but alas, I had only managed to sleep 4
Walking through parks and not well-known places was something of a hobby of mine. I drew inspiration from undiscovered side streets and recesses of parks. Sometimes I would even stumble across a moment that deserved to be captured by either my camera around my neck or my phone. I always had one or the other on me for these exact purposes.
At a park is where I was at this precise moment. One of my favorites actually. No matter how much I kept coming back here there was always something that this place could surprise me with. This time it was a small pond in the far East corner of the park. How I never noticed it before was beyond me. Today I had my camera with me so I took a few pictures before sitting under a tree near the water. …show more content…
I took out a sandwich and a bottle of water from my messenger bag and began eating. I looked around me. The sun was high in the sky but the trees protected me from its hot rays and cooled down the air. Now and then the songs of birds could be heard too.
The sound of hurried footsteps reached my ears and I turned my head to the direction of the sound. Panic rose inside of me. I grew nervous around strangers and new people. I scrambled off the ground and hid behind the big tree that I was just sitting under. Not long after I hid, a figure came to my line of sight. A man with a grey hood over his head that prevented me from seeing his face. He slowed down once he came to the pond. I moved away so he would not see me and continued watching …show more content…
- Oh we’re all right, dear. Has something happened? You sound a bit down. –
Ah, there it was.
- I forgot my camera today at one of the places I take photos of. I had been thinking about work and I guess I didn’t remember to take it with me. - I lied easily thought the phone to my mother. But lying to her in person was a whole other story.
- Honestly Julia, you really need to be more attentive. That camera was very expensive and not to mention a professional one. What were you thinking? -
She continued rambling about my lack of responsibility and how disappointed she was with me for losing my camera even though I had bought it myself a couple of years back. I learned to tune her out in time, occasionally dropping okays and sorrys through the phone.
An hour later, with the phone switched off, I was in the safety of my bed. My conscience wandered back to the bizarre encounter at the park. The man’s face reappeared and I found myself incapable of falling asleep. His deep, sea blue eyes haunted me throughout the whole night. I tossed and turned in my bed, but alas, I had only managed to sleep 4